The military-backed government led by Prayut after the 2014 coup launched 12 core values for Thais, largely instructing people to follow the rule of authority, uphold traditional institutions and what is perceived as Thai culture. Liberals had criticized the 12 values as a tool of the military to brainwash people or an attempt to drag Thai society into the deep past.
Freedom of expression has become a core value that students and pro-democracy groups cherish. Freedom of expression is opposed to the value of blind obedience, which is deep-rooted in the Thai hierarchical social setting.ADVERTISEMENT Fed up with murky double standards, and nepotism practices of the current government and state agencies, more protesters have joined the youth-led protests.
Lack of integrity in senior Thai officials is a serious problem plaguing the country. The latest case of the Office of the Attorney-General dropping all charges in the alleged hit-and-run case against Vorayuth Yoovidhya, heir of a Thai super-rich family, reinforces the public grouse of Thai authorities lacking in integrity. There has been a public outcry over the apparent absolution of Vorayuth.
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